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Name that Blimp: Goodyear asks consumers for ideas
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has launched its latest airship, but without a name. The company is organisi…
GM engineering rethink aims for savings of $1 billion a year
Added: 10 Apr 2006
By Jamie LaReau, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Unlike auto executives who seek a bigger budget…
AIAG forum on 26 April will focus on RFID
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Detroit, Michigan - The US-based Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) 11th annual Auto ID Show…
Big three dominate US tyre market - researchers
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Dublin, Ireland - Information retailer Research and Markets is selling the January issue of the qua…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/Apr/06
Added: 10 Apr 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
ITC: Japanese imports still a danger to US polychloroprene industry
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Washington DC - DuPont Performance Elastomers LLC wouldn't be threatened by Japanese imports of pol…
USW authorises strike at Conti´s Charlotte plant
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Members of United Steelworkers Local 850 have authorised strike action …
Mystery over report of Rosava sell-off
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Kiev - A local business newspaper is reporting that the Ukrainian Government intends to sell off al…
Female health signs distribution agreement with Fuji Latex
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Chicago, Illinois - The Female Health Company (FHC) has appointed Fuji Latex as FHC's exclusive mar…
ECI wins grant to develop allergy-free medical gloves
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia - ECI Medical Technologies Inc. will receive up to $1.3 million from the A…
Rubber Resources buys Re-Tyre activities
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Maastricht, The Netherlands - Rubber Resources BV has bought full control of the Re-Tyre group whic…
News from elsewhere on the web 07/Apr/06
Added: 7 Apr 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Sinopec made 626 kt of SR in 2005
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Beijing - Sinopec, China's national petrochemicals company has reported its figures for 2005. The c…
UK truck fleet saves 3 percent on fuel bills with Michelin
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Stoke, UK - Michelin UK is reporting that a UK-based truck fleet improved fuel economy by 3 percent…
Amtel-Vredestein buys further 63 tyre retail stores in Russia
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein has announced that its OJSC AV-TO tyre retail subsidiary has acquired 63…
EC issues standards for retreaded tyres - same as new
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Brussels -Â The European Council of Ministers has approved new standards for the retreading process…
Bayer proposes $9.8 million settlement agreement in NBR case
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Bayer AG and its subsidiaries Bayer Corp. and Bayer MaterialScience LLC …
US study says 10-percent reduction in replacement tyre rolling resistance is feasible
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Washington DC - "Reducing the average rolling resistance of replacement tyres by a magnitude of 10 …
Cooper-Standard earnings, sales down in 2005
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. - the parent company of automotive parts maker Coope…
MEMA analysis: Chinese auto aftermarket won't grow significantly in near future
Added: 6 Apr 2006
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina - Significant growth in China's auto aftermarket is unlikely…
